Jeff Langridge

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August 10th, 2017The Beta for NHL 18 has hit and it's your first chance to try out a brand new mode EA has introduced: NHL Threes.
The mode tries to put a light on how the NHL is becoming a faster game, and it succeeds in that. The game is fast-paced with constant scoring chances. It's the type of play that makes fans want to make the three-on-three...

July 11th, 2017It's been a long time since the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a quality prospect pool. Previous management groups were all about winning and would trade prospects and draft picks for players well past their prime. Thankfully, that has changed under the Brendan Shanahan regime. The Leafs now have big and stable prospect pool, one of the...

July 5th, 2017The Toronto Maple Leafs are going for it. There's no denying that anymore. After making it to the playoffs and giving the Washington Capitals a real fight, the Leafs have used this offseason to improve even more in the next few years.
The Leafs made several small moves on the opening day of free agency, bringing back backup goalie...

June 29th, 2017The Canadian Hockey League had its annual Import Draft on Wednesday and welcomed a new could-be superstar into its league. Now, before we get to who was picked, let's have a refresher on the rules.
Each team is allowed two imports on its roster. If a team already has one on the roster, that team can make one choice in the two-round...

June 27th, 2017The 2017 NHL Draft has come and gone, which means the next stop on the NHL calendar is free agency. Now the Toronto Maple Leafs are in "win now" mode while Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander are still on their entry-level deals. That gives the Leafs two years in the cases of Matthews and Marner. After that, the Leafs'...

June 26th, 2017The 2016 NHL Entry Draft wasn't exactly a great one for the OHL's Hamilton Bulldogs. Even though they had more than a few draft-eligible players, only defenseman Cole Candella was drafted. He had to wait until the fifth round, 140th overall, to hear his name called by the Vancouver Canucks. Coming into the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the...

June 21st, 2017The Toronto Maple Leafs are awaiting the 2017 NHL Draft on Friday and Saturday. The Leafs have seven picks throughout the draft, with them having no third-rounder and two fourth-rounders. Now, in any draft, you hope that as many of the players picked make the NHL as they can. You want your scouts to prove just how good they are.
This...

June 20th, 2017The 2017 NHL Draft is under a week away and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be selecting 17th overall. Now, there has been plenty of debate about who the Leafs could take with that pick. Will it be a defenseman to fill the Leafs' biggest need? Or will they take the best player available? But the biggest question is, what are the chances...

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